274: Happy Yorktown Day!

P&C review Kentucky Pumpkin Barrel Ale, then discuss the annual celebration of Yorktown Day.  Why do we celebrate the day that we declared our independence rather than the day we actually won it?  The boys review the history leading up to the battle of Yorktown, in which the main British army surrendered to George Washington.  During the phase of the war just prior to Yorktown, the Brits moved south, hoping to collect recruits and support from the loyalists. It didn't work out that way, and they had to hold up in Yorktown. With the help of the French navy and French troops, Washington beat Cornwallis and forced his surrender, which effectively ended the war.  Pigweed believes we should acknowledge and celebrate this victory.